[Severe bronchospasm using Diprivan® in a patient allergic to peanut and birch].

M. Fontaine (1) , Jacques Dubost (1) , Françoise Bienvenu (2) , R. Ferrenq Dubost (3) , G. Proton (2) , Vincent Piriou (1)

1 Service d'anesthésie-réanimation [Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud - HCL]
2 Service d'immunologie [Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud - HCL]
3 Unité d'allergo-anesthésie - Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud

Diprivan® is composed of propofol, refined soybean oil and purified egg phosphatide. One must eliminate any allergy to one of its components before use. We report the story of a child who underwent nevus surgery under general anesthesia which was associated with an hypersensitivity reaction. In fact, this child had asthma and allergy to peanuts, raising the problem of cross allergy between birch, peanut, soy and Diprivan®.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Immunology; Allergology

M. Fontaine, Jacques Dubost, Françoise Bienvenu, R. Ferrenq Dubost, G. Proton, et al.. [Severe bronchospasm using Diprivan® in a patient allergic to peanut and birch].. Annales Françaises d'Anesthésie et de Réanimation, 2011, 30 (2), pp.147-9. ⟨10.1016/j.annfar.2010.11.020⟩. ⟨hal-00598715⟩